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2009 Mike Francis, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis', produced before dying of lung cancer, at age 47
2007 Robert Pickett, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash', dies 2004 Austin Willis, actor, Cross-Canada Hit Parade, dies at 86 2003 Gisele MacKenzie, "singer, actress", Your Hit Parade, dies at 76 2002 Ted Williams, athlete, last person to hit .400 for a season as a major leaguer, dies at 83 1998 Mark McGwire breaks Roger Marris' 62 home run record for a season, and goes on to hit 70 home runs for the 1998 season 1997 Cleveland Marquis Grissom hit in his 15th straight World Series game (streak ends at 15, he is 2nd to Hank Baur with 17) 1997 Yankees Tim Raines, Derek Jeter and Paul O'Neill are 1st to hit 3 consecutively homers in post season (Yankees beat Indians 8-6) 1997 Mike Piazza is 2nd to hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium 1997 Mark McGwire joins Babe as only players to hit 50 home runs in 2 consec yrs 1997 Sammy Sosa (Cubs) and Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park home runs 1997 New York Mets C. Everett and Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1997 Kansas City Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 home runs 1997 48th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, Carlos Perez (Mon)/Darren Holmes 1997 Jermaine Stewart, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out', dies liver cancer in Homewood, Illinois, at age 39 1997 San Francisco Giant J. T. Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch 1996 Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1996 Orioles Brady Anderson is 14th to hit 50 home runs 1996 San Francisco Giant Bobby Bond is 2nd player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases 1996 A's Mark McGwire is 13th player to hit 50-home runs in a season 1996 Southern Mexico hit with 6.5 earthquake 1996 Sammy Sosa is 1st Chicago Cub to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning 1995 John Rodolph, wheelchair-race world record holder, hit by truck at 31 1995 Andres Galarraga is 4th to hit 30 home runs for Rockies in 1995 1995 Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45 1995 47th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, K Foster (Cubs)/M Freeman (Rocks) 1994 Robert White, guitarist, African-American musician, performed guitar riff on The Temptations hit, My Girl, dies in Los Angeles, California 1994 23rd and last part of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter, since July 16th 1994 Dorothy Collins, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 67 1994 Major parts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter (July 16th-22nd) 1994 Kirby Puckett pass Rod Carew with 2,088 hit as Twin's top hit leader 1994 Jeff Bagwell of Astros is 28th to hit 2 home runs in an inning 1994 Twin's Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew into 15th hit list (3,054) 1994 Tornado and hail storms hit Jiangxi China, 95 killed 1994 Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit home runs in a games (11 times) 1994 Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 home runs in 1993 hits 3 home runs on opening 1993 Fred McGriff and David Justice are 6th to hit back-to-back home runs twice in same game 1993 Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1993 A's Rickey Henderson is 2nd to hit leadoff homers in doubleheader 1993 Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit home runs in same inn (vs Yankees) 1992 Ben Vereen suffers injuries when hit by a car 1992 New York Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 home runs 1992 Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72 1992 Matt Keough, in the dugout, is hit flush in the head by a batted ball 1991 Robin Yount is 37th to hit 2,000 singles 1991 Twins Dave Winfield is 23rd to hit 400 home run 1991 New York Mets M Sasser and Mark Carreon are 8th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1991 U.S., barracks in Dhahran Saudi Arabia, hit by scud missile, kills 28 1991 Afghanistan and Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die 1991 Dale Long, hit home runs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66 1990 Philippines hit by typhoon, 110 die 1990 Saddam threatens to hit Israel with a new missile 1990 Tiger Cecil Fielder becomes 11th, to hit 50 home runs (& 51st) 1990 1st 8 New York Yankees hit safely vs Baltimore Orioles to tie record 1990 Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season (so he can play in 6 decades) because it is a publicity stunt 1990 Ken Griffey, Sr and, Jr., hit back-to-back home runs in 1st inning 1990 Cub's Ryne Sandberg is 1st 2nd baseman to hit 30 home runs, consecutively 1990 Mark McGwire is 1st to hit 30 home runs in each of his 1st 4 seasons 1990 Angel's Louis Palonia is 74th to hit an inside park grandslam 1990 New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 12th home run in 1st 92 at bats and becomes 21st to hit a ball into 3rd deck of Seattle's Kingdome 1990 Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with switch hit home runs in 10 games 1990 Earthquake hit Peru, killing 135 1990 An earthquake hit Peru, killing 56 1990 New York Yankees hit 6 home runs to beat Minnesota Twins 12-0 1990 46th time opposing pitchers hit home run, Valenzuela (Dodgers)/Gross (Expos) 1990 8 2/3 inning perfect game pitched by Brian Holman of Oakland A's is spoiled by a home run hit by Ken Philips 1989 George Brett gets his 2,500th hit 1989 Howard Johnson joins B Bonds and W Mays to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases 1989 Braves Dale Murphy, hits 2 3-run home runs in an inning, 14th man to hit 2 home runs in an inning. Also ties record of 6 RBIs in an inning 1989 1st time since 1948 a player hit 6 consecutive doubles (Kirby Puckett) 1989 Minnesota Twin Kirby Puckett becomes 35th to hit 4 doubles in a game 1989 Junior Felix of Toronto becomes 53rd to hit home run on 1st at bat 1989 Argentina, hit by rocketing inflation, runs out of money 1989 Computers across Britain hit by "Friday the 13th" virus 1988 Jose Canseco is baseball's 1st to steal 40 bases and hit 40 home runs 1988 10th time, 4 players hit baseball major-league record grand slams 1988 225 at bats after #299, Met Gary Carter is 59th to hit 300th home run 1988 Oakland A's Jose Canseco becomes 11th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases 1988 Jose Canseco is 1st to hit 30 home runs in 1st 3 years 1988 Indians' Bud Black sets club record for most batters hit in inning (3) 1988 Woman sues Chuck Berry for $5,000,000 alleges he hit her 1988 45th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, Mark Davis (Padres)/Mike Krukow 1988 Jordy, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, French singer, guitarist, achieved Guinness Book of World Records as youngest singer with number one chart-topping hit, 'Dur dur d'etre bebe!', or, 'It's Tough to be a Baby', founded, tours, records with Jordy and the Dixies 1987 Detroit Tiger Darrell Evans is 1st 40 year old to hit 30 home runs 1987 Toronto Blue Jays hit a record 10 home runs vs Baltimore Orioles 1987 Kevin Bass is 1st NLer to switch hit home runs in a game twice in 1 season 1987 Bunt single gives Paul Molitor longest hit streak of 1980s at 32 games 1987 Eric Davis is 7th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in one season 1987 Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit home runs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8) 1987 A's Mark McGwire is 1st rookie to hit 30 home runs before All Star break 1987 USS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die 1987 Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit home runs in 2 consecutive games 1987 46 home runs hit in 13 baseball games 1987 1st 3 San Diego Padres hit home runs off San Francisco starter Roger Mason 1986 Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a home run on 1st major league pitch he sees 1986 RUN-DMC is 1st rap group to hit top 10 (Raisin' Hell) 1986 Texas Rangers O McDowell and Porter are 7th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1986 Orioles, Dwyer and Sheets, and Rangers, Harrah, hit record 3 grand slams 1986 Bob Horner becomes 11th player to hit 4 home runs in a game 1986 Kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit 1986 "Chicken Song" by Spitting Image hit #1 on the U.K. pop chart 1986 Reggie Jackson hit his 537th home run passing Mickey Mantle into 6th place 1986 "Rock Me Amadeus," by Falco hit #1 on U.K. pop chart 1986 New York Yankee Don Mattingly is 6th to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a game 1985 Tigers Darrell Evans is 1st to hit 40 home run seasons in both leagues 1985 Expos Andre Dawson joins Willey McCovey to hit 2 home runs in an inn twice 1985 Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record 1985 Johnny Desmond, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies of cancer at 65 1985 New York Yankee Don Baylor is hit by a pitch for a record 190th time 1985 Baltimore Orioles W Gross and L Sheets are 6th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1985 Oakland A's Dave Kingman becomes 21st to hit 400 home run 1985 A's Dave Kingman is 21st to hit 400 home runs (off Matt Young at Seattle) 1985 California Angel Rod Carew gets his 3,000th hit 1985 Von Hayes becomes 21st to hit 2 home runs in an inning (Phils-26, Mets-7) 1985 Pirates score 10 in top of 1st, but lose 15-11 to Phillies, as Steve becomes 1st Phillie to switch hit home runs in same game 1985 41 tornadoes hit Northeast U.S., killing 88 1985 Ranger Larry Parrish is 5th to hit 3 home runs in a game in both leagues 1984 New York Met Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit home runs as a teen and in 40s 1984 Reggie Jackson is 13th to hit 500 home runs 1984 Percy Mayfield, U.S. singer (Hit the Road Jack), dies at 63 1984 Cliff Johnson sets a record with his 19th pinch hit home run 1983 Braves Dale Murphy is 6th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in season 1983 Kirk Gibson (Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park home runs 1983 Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit home run 1983 Baltimore's Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit 1983 "Down Under" by Men At Work hit #1 on U.K. pop chart 1982 George Brett gets his 1,500th hit 1982 Pete Rose gets his 3,772nd hit, moves past Aaron into 2nd place 1982 British ship Atlantic Conveyor and Coventry were hit in Falkland war 1982 Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive home runs 1982 British torpedo boat Sheffield off Falkland hit by Exocet rocket 1982 "Centerfold" by J Geils Band hit #1 on pop chart 1981 Britney Spears, born in McComb, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, number one Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Baby One More Time' 1981 Pete Rose, 3,631 career hit, breaks Stan Musial's NL hit record 1980 Bert Kaempfert, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1980 Milwaukee beats Boston Red Sox, 18-1 (Cooper and Money hit grand slams) 1979 Los Angeles Dodger Manny Mota hits record 146th pinch hit 1979 Red Sox Bob Watson is 1st to hit for cycle in AL and NL (Astros) 1979 George Brett gets his 1,000th hit 1979 Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit 1979 Willie Horton becomes 43rd player to hit 300 home runs in the majors 1978 4th game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-4. This ties them for 1st place. Yankees out hit 'em 67-21; score 42-9 1978 Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 home run in 11 straight years 1978 Reds Joe Morgan is 1st to hit 200 home runs and have 500 stolen bases 1978 Indians Duane Kuiper is 3rd to hit 2 bases-loaded triples (vs Yankees) 1978 Giants' Willie McCovey becomes 12th to hit 500 home runs 1978 Phillies Dave Johnson is 1st to hit 2 pinch hit grand slams in a year 1977 Toby Harrah and Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside-the-park-homers off Yankee Ken Clay at Yankee Stadium, Rangers won 8-2 1977 Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive home runs in Toronto 1977 Sue Press is 1st woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one 1976 White Sox Minnie Minoso, 53, is oldest to get a hit in majors 1976 St. Louis Cardinals Lou Brock and Hector Cruz hit inside-the-park home runs 1976 Chris Kenner, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, 1961 hit I Like It Like That was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, song Land of a Thousand Dances was recorded by Patti Smith, and others, dies 1976 CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts 1975 Rennie Stennett is 2nd to hit 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers W Crawford and Lee Lacy are 5th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1975 Moon tremor perceived, hit by Taurid meteors 1975 Hail stones as large as tennis balls hit Wernerville, Tennessee 1974 "Streak" by Ray Stevens hit #1 on U.K. pop chart 1974 Jewel, born in Payson, Utah, Jewel Kilcher, singer, guitarist, actress, musician, sold over 27 million albums worldwide, hit debut album 'Pieces of You' 1974 Silver futures hit record $4.81 an ounce in London 1974 Barbra Striesand's 1st #1 hit, "The Way We Were" 1973 Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him 1973 Hank Aaron's record 1,378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record 1973 Willie McCovey becomes 15th to hit 400 home runs 1973 Pete Rose and Willie Davis both get career hit # 2,000 1973 Kansas City Royals' George Brett gets his 1st major league hit 1972 Lerrin LaGrow Campy, who had been hit by a pitch, is fined and suspended 1972 Rod Stewart's 1st #1 hit (You Wear it Well) 1972 Dick Allen is 7th to hit 2 inside-the-park homers in a game 1972 Danish airliner hit mountain in Sheikdom of Oman killing 112 1972 Wilt Chamberlain hit 30,000 point mark during a game with Phoenix Suns 1971 Ron Hunt is hit by a pitch for record 50th time in a season 1971 Cleveland's Steve Dunning becomes last AL pitcher to hit grand slam 1971 "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on United Kingdom pop chart 1970 Tony Perez becomes 1st to hit a home run in red seats at Riverfront 1970 Barry Wood, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61 1970 Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time 1970 Oriole's Brooks Robinson get his 2,000 career hit, a 3 run home run 1970 "In The Summertime" by Mungo Jerry hit #1 in UK 1969 Met Cleon Jones awarded 1st base when shoe polish on ball proves he is hit by a pitch, he scores on a home run in World Series 1969 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays, becomes 2nd player to hit home run number 600 off Mike Corkins 1969 Pirate Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a ball out of Dodger Stadium 1969 Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a home run outside of Dodger Stadium 1969 Astros Denis Menke and Jim Wynn hit grandslams in 9th inn vs Mets 1969 "The Ballad Of John and Yoko" by The Beatles hit #1 in UK 1968 Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes 1st heavy metal song to hit charts, it comes in at #117 1968 Bobby Goldsboro records his biggest hit, "Honey" 1967 Helen Flint, actress (Sea Devils), dies after being hit by a car at 69 1967 Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe" 1966 Tracy Byrd, born in Vidor, Texas, Tracy Lynn Byrd, country singer, musician, known for Number One Billboard hit single 'Holdin' Heaven', recorded nine studio albums, 30 hit singles, 11 top ten hits 1966 Johnny Miller becomes 1st Yank to hit a home run on his 1st at bat 1966 Baltimore Orioles Roznovsky and B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1966 Wayne Wonder, born in Buff Bay, Jamaica, Von Wayne Charles, singer, songwriter, raggae, known for hit song 'No Letting Go' 1966 Bobby Fuller, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, found dead at 22 1966 Brave pitcher Tony Cloninger, is 1st NL to hit 2 grand slams in a game 1966 "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys hit #1 in U.K. 1966 Only home run ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park (Frank Robinson) 1965 Jim Hickman becomes 1st New York Met to hit 3 home runs in a game 1965 Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" (their 1st #1 U.S. hit) 1965 Hank Aaron loses a home run, because he hit it out of batter's box 1964 India and Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed 1964 Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit home runs runs on back-to-back pitches 1964 Oriole Bob Johnson's 6th straight hit as a pinch hitter 1964 Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," 1st #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks 1963 Card's Stan Musial's final game, gets his 3,629th and 3,630th hit 1963 Jim Hickman becomes 1st New York Met to hit for cycle 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers F Howard and B Skowron are 3rd to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1963 Indians' Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, and Larry Brown hit consecutive home runs in one inning (vs California Angels) 1963 1st Beatle tune to hit U.S. charts, Del Shannon "From Me to You" at #87 1963 Frank "Home Run" Baker, (hit 2 home runs in 1911 world series) dies at 77 1963 Pete Rose triples for his 1st major league base hit 1962 Stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place 1962 U.N. announces Earth population has hit 3 billion 1962 Peter, Paul and Mary release their 1st hit "If I Had a Hammer" 1962 Minn Twins Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew hit grand slams in 1st inn and Harmon Killebrew connect in a club-record, 11-run 1st inning 1962 A record 54 home runs hit in baseball 1962 Jesse Johnson, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Jesse Woods Johnson, musician, guitarist, funk, rocky, rhythm and blues genres, original member of The Time, contributed to hit singles, 'The Bird', 'Jungle Love', on The Time's third album, 'Ice Cream Castle' 1962 Joe Pepitone 2nd Yankee to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning (Joe DiMaggio) 1962 Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's NL hit record with 3,431 1962 Beach Boys introduced a new musical style with their hit "Surfin" 1961 Sunny Deol, born in New Delhi, India, actor, action movie star, director, producer, winner, two National Film Awards, hit film 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha' 1961 Mickey Mantle becomes 7th to hit home run # 400 1961 Norm Cash becomes 1st Det Tiger to hit a ball out of Tiger Stadium 1961 Record 27 home runs hit in 7 AL games 1961 Jim Gentile is 4th to hit grand slams in consecutive innings 1961 Mike Francis, born in Florence, Italy, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis' 1960 Nancy Martinez, born in Montreal, Quebec, rocker, musician, singer, known for dance-pop music hit songs 'For Tonight', 'Move Out' 1960 George Crowe sets record of 12 pinch hit home runs with a runner on 1960 Mickey Mantle is 18th to hit 300 home runs 1960 Ted Williams hit his 500th home runs 1960 Record 4 grand slams hit today 1959 Japan hit by typhoon Vera; about 5,000 die 1959 Jermaine Stewart, born in Columbus, Ohio, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out' 1959 Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City Athletics 20-6, in 1 inning Sox score 11 runs on 1 hit, 10 walks, and 3 errors 1959 Phils' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit 1958 Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville) hit #1 1958 San Francisco Giants Hank Sauer and B Schmidt are 2nd to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1957 Duke Snider's 39th and 40th home runs are last hit at Ebbets Field 1957 Richie Ashburn, fouls hit fan Alice Roth twice in same at bat 1st one breaks her nose, 2nd one hits her while she is on the stretcher 1957 Indians' pitcher Herb Score is hit by a line drive off Gil McDougald 1957 Yankee Bill Skowron becomes 3rd player to hit a ball out of Fenway 1956 Yogi Berra becomes 4th Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1956 Mickey Mantle is 8th to hit 50 home runs in a seaon 1956 Cincinnati Reds (8) and Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 home runs in a 9 inning game 1956 Dale Long becomes 1st to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1956 Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1 1956 Elvis Presley's 1st hit in Billboard's top 10: "Heartbreak Hotel" 1955 Steve Forbert, born in Meridian, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, wrote 1980 hit 'Romeo's Tune', compared to Bob Dylan 1955 New York Yankees Bob Cerv and E Howard are 1st to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1954 "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 4 performances 1954 "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 4 performances 1954 Hurricane Hazel (3rd of 1954) becomes most severe to hit US 1954 Giants' Willie Mays gets 82nd extra-base hit, breaks Mel Ott's record 1954 Ted Kluszewski is 1st Cincinnati Red to hit 40 home runs en route to 49 1954 Elvis Presley records his 1st hit, "That's All Right" 1953 Shuggie Otis, born in Los Angeles, California, Johnny Alexander Veliotes, singer, songwriter, rhythm and blues genres, known for hit 'Strawberry Letter 23' 1953 Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, Yankees lose ending 18 game win streak and also ending St. Louis Brown 14 game losing streak 1953 New York Giants Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each hit 2 home runs and a triple 1951 Willie Mays gets his 1st major league hit, a home run 1950 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 home run in a game at Griffith Stadium 1950 Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) and Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park home runs 1950 "Your Hit Parade" premieres on NBC (later CBS) TV 1950 Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 1950 Johnny Pramesa (Reds) and Hank Thompson (Giants) hit inside the park home runs 1950 Yankees and Tigers hit record 11 home runs, Tigers win 10-9 1950 Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit 1950 Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yankees beat Indians 8-2 1950 "Rag Mop" by The Ames Brothers hit #1 1949 Baseball major league record 4 grand slams hit 1949 Kate Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, musical family members include Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, albums include Sister Kate, Kate Taylor, famous hit 'It's In His Kiss' 1949 Sheralee, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, vocalist, Your Hit Parade 1949 A's Elmer Valo is 1st AL'er to hit 2 bases-loaded triples in a game 1949 Mike Batt, born in Southampton, England, singer, composer, arranger, producer, helped created ecologically sensitive fictional creatures, The Wombles, wrote hit 'Bright Eyes' 1948 Joe Cronin pinch hit home runs in both ends of a doubleheader 1947 Yankee Yogi Berra becomes 1st to pinch hit a World Series homer 1947 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a home run on 1st at bat) 1947 Boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time 1947 Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive home runs 1947 Jackie Robinson bunts for his 1st major league hit 1946 Vance Dinges hits only Phillie pinch hit inside-the-park home run 1946 Eddie Holman, born in Norfolk, Virginia, recording artist, rhythm and blues, gospel, pop, soul genres, known for hit 'Hey There Lonely Girl' 1946 Murray Head, born in London, England, born Murray Seafield Saint-George Head, actor, singer, hit song, 'One Night in Bangkok' 1945 Robert Pickett, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash' 1945 Lee Michaels, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, organist, pianist, known for Top 10 hit 'Do You Know What I Mean' 1945 Joe Kuhel hits inside-the-park home run, only home run hit by a Senator all season at Washington's Griffith Stadium 1945 Dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a home run 1945 Mel Ott is 1st in NL to hit 500th home run (joins Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx) 1945 Robert Knight, born in Franklin, Tennessee, singer, rocker, debuted with the Paramounts, recorded hit, signature song, Everlasting Love 1944 British bombers hit Tirpitz with Tallboy bombs 1944 Marcie Blane, born in Brooklyn, New York, given name, Marcia Blank, singer, pop music, known for hit song, Bobby's Girl 1943 Sammi Smith, born in Orange County, California, born Jewel Faye Smith, musician, songwriter, famous hit 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' written by Kris Kristofferson, part of 1970's 'outlaw country' movement 1943 Tony Joe White, born in Oak Grove, Louisiana, nickname, 'The Swamp Fox', singer, guitarist, songwriter, known for hit 'Polk Salad Annie', swam rock genre 1943 Jimmy Castor, born in New York City, New York, musician, saxophonist, pop, funk, disco, hip hop genres, known for hit single 'Troglodyte' 1972 1943 Donnie Iris, born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, musician, guitarist, performed with The Jaggerz, Cellarful of Noise, The Cruisers, famous for Wild Cherry's hit 'Play That Funky Music' 1943 Women's camp Tamtui on Ambon (Moluccas) hit by allied air raid 1943 Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade" 1942 Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran 1942 Kris Jensen, born in New Haven, Connecticut, musician, singer, guitarist, recorded with Kapp Records, Leader Records, Hickory Records, recorded chart topping hit 'Torture' 1941 Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak 1941 Ted Williams lowest average (.308) in year he hit over .400 1940 Bruce Channel, born in Jacksonville, Bruce McMeans, Texas, singer, rocker, known for hit song, 'Hey! Baby', rock and roll, pop music, recorded with Smash Records, Mercury Records 1940 Sadaharu, Ohio, of Yomiuri Giants, Japan, hit 868 career home run 1939 Yankees hit 13 home runs, sweep A's 23-2 and 10-0 1939 Batman comics hit street 1939 Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double 1938 Only time brothers hit back-to-back home runs (Lloyd and Paul Waner, Pitts) 1938 New York Yankees suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over head with a club" 1938 Baseball's Pinky Higgins gets 12th straight hit 1937 Cub Augie Galan becomes 1st player to switch hit home runs in a game 1937 Bobby Scott, born in Mt. Pleasant, New York, jazz singer, producer, songwriter, instrumentalist, toured with Louis Prima, No. 13 Billboard hit 'Chain Gang' 1956 1936 Life magazine hit newsstands 1936 Robert White, born in Billmyre, Pennsylvania, guitarist, African-American musician, performed guitar riff on The Temptations hit, My Girl 1936 Tony Lazzeri becomes 1st Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1936 3 Braves hit twice in an inning getting 2 hits each 1936 Phillies Chuck Klein becomes 4th to hit 4 home runs in a game 1936 Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 home runs in 1 inn, Yankees beat Browns 18-4 1936 Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade 1935 David Houston, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, singer, country music, recorded hit 'Almost Pursuaded', and 'With One Exception', 'My Elusive Dreams' with Tammy Wynette 1935 Jill Corey, Avonmore, Pennsylvania, singer, Your Hit Parade 1935 1st time brothers on opposing teams hit home runs, Tony and Al Cuccunello 1935 "Your Hit Parade" begins broadcasting (becomes #1 quickly) 1935 "Your Hit Parade," debuts on radio 1935 "Your Hit Parade" made its debut on radio 1934 Eiji Sawamura, 17, gives up 1 hit, Lou Gehrig's home run, Japan beats U.S. 1-0 1934 Red Sox score 12 runs in 4th inning including record 4 consecutive triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, and B Walters 1934 France hit by a general strike against fascists and royalists 1933 Earl Averill becomes 2nd Cleveland ballplayer to hit for cycle Moody defaults in 3rd set, trailing 3-0 1933 Rocky Colavito, Bronx, baseball player, Hit 4 home runs in a game 1933 Most powerful earthquake in 180 years hit Japan 1932 Bkln Dodger Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch hit home run 1932 Jimmie Foxx of A's hits 50th and 51st home runs to become 3rd to hit 50 1932 O. 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Smith, born in Mansfield, Louisiana, born Ocie Lee Smith, singer, pastor, "Save the Last Dance for Me" hit number one on Rhythm n' Beach Top 40, founded The City of Angels Church 1932 Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2 1932 Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive home runs; Yankees beat A's 20-13 1930 June Valli, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Your Hit Parade 1930 Yankee "Bronx Bombers" hit 14 home runs in a game 1929 Chris Kenner, born in Kenner, near New Orleans, Louisiana, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, 1961 hit I Like It Like That was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, song Land of a Thousand Dances was recorded by Patti Smith, and others 1929 Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers off Willis Hudlin of Cleveland 1929 In game between Pirates and Phillies 9 home runs hit 1 in each inning 1929 Cleveland Indian Earl Averill, becomes 1st AL to hit a home run on 1st at bat 1929 Russell Arms, born in Berkeley, California, vocalist, Your Hit Parade 1928 New York Yankees (17) Tigers (28) set 9 inning hit record (45)-Tigers win 19-10 1928 Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th and final career hit 1927 1st home run hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago by New York Yankee Babe Ruth 1927 Ty Cobb's 4,000th career hit 1927 Gisele MacKenzie, Winnipeg Manitoba, singer and actress, Your Hit Parade 1926 Dorothy Collins, Windsor Ontario, singer, Your Hit Parade 1926 Bill Justis, born in Birmingham, Alabama, musician, musical arranger, rock and roll pioneer, celebrated for Grammy Hall of Fame song "Raunchy" and Australian hit "Tamoure" 1926 Alan Copeland, born in Los Angeles, California, orchestra leader/singer, Your Hit Parade 1926 Hack Wilson is 1st to hit a home run off Wrigley Field scoreboard 1925 Pro football a hit in New York City; Grange and Bears beat Giants before 73,000 1925 White Sox manager Eddie Collins gets 3,000 hit 1925 Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker gets his 3,000th hit 1925 "Tea For Two" by Marion Harris hit #1 1924 New York Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit home runs in 6 cons games 1923 Bert Kaempfert, born in Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1923 Yankees hit into a triple-play but beat A's 9-2 1923 Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane) 1923 10 home runs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St. Louis Cardinals 1923 Lenin is hit with his 3rd stroke 1922 Browns George Sisler's 41-game hit streak is stopped by New York's Joe Bush 1922 Catcher Butch Henline is 1st NLer to hit 3 home runs in a game since 1897 1922 1st Phillie to hit for cycle (Cy Williams) 1922 China, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die 1921 Babe Ruth starts streak of an extra-base hit in 9 straight games 1921 Indians (9) and Yankees (7) hit a record 16 doubles 1920 Johnny Desmond, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Your Hit Parade 1920 Browns 1st baseman George Sisler gets his record 257th hit of season 1920 Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch, dies 1920 Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality 1919 U.S. President Wilson hit by a heart attack 1919 Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg) 1918 Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hit a reef off Alaska, 398 die 1917 Elyse Knox, Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Hit the Ice, Black Gold 1917 Walt Cruise hit 1st home run out of Braves Field 1917 Bea Wain, U.S. singer/radio host, Lucky Strike Hit Parade 1916 Honus Wagner, 42, is oldest to hit an inside-the-park home run 1916 Codell, Kansas hit by tornado (also on same date in 1917 and 1918) 1916 Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1915 British battle cruisers Inflexible and Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle 1914 Cleveland 2nd baseman Nap Lajoie collects his 3,000th hit 1914 Snooky Lanson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, Your Hit Parade, 5 Star Jubilee 1913 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hit-by-pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman 1912 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) 1912 Del Sharbutt, Cleburne, Texas, TV announcer, Your Hit Parade 1911 Ty Cobb goes 0 for 4 and ends a 40 game hit streak 1911 Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. Does not get a hit next day 1910 Dodgers and Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball and 1 hit by pitch 1910 Jack Hobbs 1st Test ton (187 vs. SAfr), his only Test hit wicket 1909 Mel Ott, 1st NLer to hit 500 home runs, hall of famer for the New York Giants 1909 Barry Wood, New Haven, Connecticut, vocalist, Your Hit Parade 1908 Raymond Harry Warnow Scott, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Your Hit Parade 1906 Hal Chase became 1st Yank to hit 3 triples in a game 1906 Harry Sosnik, born in Chicago, orchestra leader, Jack Carter Show, Your Hit Parade 1906 Gil Lamb, born in Minneapolis, actor, Hit Parade of 1947, Riding High 1905 Cyclone hit Tahiti and adjacent islands, killing some 10,000 people 1904 Frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader 1903 Bill Bradley becomes 1st Cleveland baseball player (Cleveland Naps) to hit for cycle 1902 Santa Maria Guatemala hit by Earthquake; about 6,000 die 1902 Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive home runs in same inning 1902 Cleveland's Bill Bradley is 1st ALer to hit a home run run in 4 consecutive games, not duplicated until Babe Ruth does it June 25, 1918 1901 Herb McFarland hit 1st grand slam in American League 1896 Ed Delahanty, becomes 2nd major leaguer to hit 4 home runs in a game 1896 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (New York City) 1896 Tornado hit St. Louis, killing 255 and leaving thousands homeless 1894 Dutch coast hit by hurricane 1894 Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 home runs in 1 baseball game 1892 John J Doyle of Clev Spiders is 1st to pinch hit in a baseball game 1891 Max Terhune, actor, Arizona Stagecoach, Hit the Saddle, Range Justice 1888 Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose 1886 John "Home Run" Baker, hall of famer, hit 2 home run in 1911 world series 1880 Charlie Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning 1876 1st to hit 2 home runs; and score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's) 1876 1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics) 1876 Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League 1872 Wee Willie Keeler, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles, hit .432 in 1897 1871 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft. Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double 1842 Natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die 1822 Antioch Syria, hit by Earthquake; about 20,000 die 1780 Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, NJ 1731 Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die 1703 Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die 1635 1st recorded U.S. hurricane hit the Plymouth Colony 1593 Storm hits Texel: 40 ships hit, 500 killed 1570 Netherlands hit by flood disaster, 1,000s killed 1552 Dutch coast hit by heavy storm 1552 Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killed 1551 Dutch west coast hit by hurricane 1539 St. Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning 1534 Zealand hit by heavy storm 1531 Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die 1520 Friesland hit by heavy hail storm 365 Alexandria hit by Earthquake; about 50,000 die |
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